Wanda Jakubowska

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Wanda Jakubowska
Born	October 10, 1901(1901-10-10) Warsaw, Poland
Died	February 25, 1998 (aged 96) Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1932 - 1988

Wanda Jakubowska (born 10 October 1901 in Warsaw - died 25 February 1998 in Warsaw) was a Polish film director. During World War II, she was a prisoner in Auschwitz. After the war, she made movie Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) in 1947. The film was partly shot on location at Auschwitz concentration camp. The film is based on director Wanda Jakubowska's personal experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She claimed that what helped her to survive Auschwitz was constantly thinking about the documentation of her experiences.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Last Stage (1947)
• The Sea (1933)

[edit] External links

• Wanda Jakubowska at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Jakubowska, Wanda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	1901-10-10
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warsaw, Poland
DATE OF DEATH	1998-2-25
PLACE OF DEATH	Warsaw, Poland

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